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Activities For Senior Citizens: Seniors On Facebook Keeping Up With Friends And Family
Boomers and Social Media is a research report from eMarketer.com that examines data from May, 2009. That evidence found that 47% of all baby boomers who adopt the Internet have a profile on at least one social networking online site. That's a gain of 15% from 2008. Facebook seems to be the social media site used by most baby boomers and the WWII generation. (via New Report Shows Boomers, Seniors Like Social Media.)
I have enthusiastically promoted senior citizens on personal computers and the World Wide Web as a great way of sustaining a great quality of life for our aging friends, specifically in the area of memory improvement. I, myself, have a Facebook account and a few other social media accounts, besides. I review my Facebook page practically every day because it helps me maintain contact with people I know all over the globe. In reality, I have never met some of them face-to-face, and others I haven't seen for fifty years or more!
On Facebook you will find many activities for senior citizens, as well as special groups about almost everything you can envision. It is possible that you will find alumni from your high school, people who grew up in your home town, or even your family! If not, you can launch a senior community of your own, or any other kind of group you like! Seniors on Facebook have a number of groups, and I subscribe to some of them myself.
If you are browsing this it is likely that you are a computer user. As such, you will already be aware of the advantages to be gained by owning and utilizing a personal computer. However, you in all probability also know that many older folks are unmindful of the things they can do with a computer, or are patently put off by the concept of using computers. This is a predicament for both them and for us, because we need the interactions we might have with them. In fact, if you are the child or grandchild of a senior who doesn't use a computer or the Internet, you will almost certainly benefit from giving that individual a reprint of this article!
Here are a few of the benefits of Facebook that make it so outstanding for seniors:
The Wall consists of a space on every member's profile that encourages acquaintances to leave messages for the user to see.
Photos, where Facebook members can copy albums and photos. Privacy settings can be determined for particular albums, which determine the users that can view an album. For example, the privacy of an album can be set so that only the user's friends can see the album, while the privacy of another album can be set so that any Facebook users can see it. Another feature of the Photos application is the ability to "tag", or label users in a photo. For instance, if a picture contains a user's friend, then the user can tag the friend in the photo. This sends a notification to the friend that they have been tagged, and provides them a link to see the photo.
Status, which allows members to apprise their friends of their place and what they are up to. Based on how privacy is set up, a person who can look at a user's profile can also view that user's Wall. Facebook also allows users to post attachments to the Wall.
News Feed, which appears on every Facebook member's homepage and publicizes information including profile changes, imminent events, and birthdays of the user's friends, if users opt to allow this.
Facebook Notes, a blogging feature that allows tags and embeddable images.
Gifts , which allows users to send virtual gifts and cards to their friends
Marketplace, which lets users post free classified ads.
Facebook is rather simple to join, and the levels of privacy at your disposal will make the majority of seniors comfortable. If you want to test it out without committing, use your web browser to navigate to the Facebook internet page, Facebook.com. Once you have arrived at that page, click on the "Find Friends" link at the bottom of the page. On the subsequent page, fill in my name, Robert Alan McCluskey, in the space labeled Search for People, and press the enter key or click the magnifying glass. Next you will see a page that identifies me. Click on my name (Robert Alan McCluskey again) to verify that I am the correct person and you will see a concise selection of my Facebook profile. If you are interested in proceeding with a free membership, click on the Sign Up button to the right of my profile and follow the instructions. You will effortlessly learn the many activities for seniors, as well as a great many of other great things! See you on Facebook!
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